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• Dell to offer Ubuntu on a select assortment of budget computers (arstechnica.com)
  Dell has revealed plans to offer desktop and laptop computers with Ubuntu …
• Microsoft: Security was priority for Office 2007 (arstechnica.com)
  One of Microsoft's major goals in Office 2007 was to tighten security without …
• Language influences color perception (arstechnica.com)
  Russian speakers, who have two terms for shades of blue, get their language …
• QuickTime 7.1.6 update fixes $10,000 QT bug (arstechnica.com)
  QuickTime 7.1.6 fixes, among other things, the security flaw that earned …
• BBC Trust approves final plan for DRMed program downloads (arstechnica.com)
  After extensive consultation with the public and media companies, the BBC …
• Apple releases Security Update 2007-004. Again. (arstechnica.com)
  Apple has released a slight update to its last Security Update in order to fix …
• Savvysoft cries uncle: "TurboExcel" now "Calc4Web" (arstechnica.com)
  A small New York City software company gives up trying to milk Microsoft and …
• More Macs, more profit for Apple in 2007, maybe (arstechnica.com)
  While Mac market share may be up, delays in software and no new hardware mean …
• Survey says: only 6 percent of cell users plan to buy iPhone (arstechnica.com)
  Market research firm Markitecture says that while everyone may be aware of the …
• Mexico, EU ask to join piracy talks with China (arstechnica.com)
  The European Union and Mexico both filed requests last week to join in on the …
• Joost signs on CNN, other programming in advance of official launch (arstechnica.com)
  Joost prepares for its official launch later this month by announcing that it …
• Analysts: additional players may not boost Zune market share (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft is preparing to roll out additional Zune players, but analysts are …
• Puzzle Quest heading to Xbox Live Arcade (arstechnica.com)
  Puzzle Quest goes from cult classic to Xbox Live Arcade release in record time …
• Bioshock vid showcases the "most realistic water ever" (arstechnica.com)
  Irrational Games has posted a new video for Bioshock on the official site that …
• Ready 2 Rumble heading 2 the Wii (arstechnica.com)
  10TACLE Studios and Asia Games have announced that Ready 2 Rumble has been …
• GameTap to offer free, ad-supported gaming, along with new store (arstechnica.com)
  GameTap has always focused on providing a large library of classic games for a …
• Nintendo of Japan lets us in on their 2007 software plans (arstechnica.com)
  Nintendo tips its hat and shows off an impressive list of first-party games in …
• 49 percent of movers ditch landline services (arstechnica.com)
  Recent studies have shown that customers are slowly switching over to …
• iPod nostalgia: is progress really progress? (arstechnica.com)
  Sure, the latest iPods play music all day and even some video, but where's the …
• Google cites Safe Harbor, fair use in Viacom v. YouTube defense (arstechnica.com)
  Google accuses Viacom of "seeking to make carriers and hosting providers …
• Microsoft's Flash-killer Silverlight steals the show at MIX07 (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft's new web application development technology was the star of the …
• Microsoft: UAC approach is so good, other OSes should follow suit (arstechnica.com)
  When is an admin user not an admin user? When operating under User Account …
• A peek inside the Playstation Eye (arstechnica.com)
  The PlayStation Eye is an intriguing piece of hardware, with some impressive …
• SCOTUS ducks software patent issue in Microsoft v. AT&T ruling (arstechnica.com)
  Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that software shipped overseas is not …
• New Gears of War map pack dated, priced. Nope, it won't be free (arstechnica.com)
  Gears of War will get a four map download on May 3 for $10. I'm going to miss …
• PaRappa the Rapper coming to the PSP (arstechnica.com)
  First Gitaroo Man comes to the PSP, and now PaRappa the Rapper is coming to …
• The Steve confirmed to present at WWDC (arstechnica.com)
  It was a huge mystery as to who was going to give the WWDC keynote this year.
• Microsoft reveals Dynamic Language Runtime for .NET (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft's new Dynamic Language Runtime brings stronger support for dynamic …
• Dance Dance Revolution hits the high school gym class (arstechnica.com)
  Video games are making their way into the gym class as schools try to combat …
• US singles out China and Russia on piracy watch list (arstechnica.com)
  This year's Priority Watch List, put together by the Office of the US Trade …
• Use your iPod for more than just music (arstechnica.com)
  iPods can be used for all sorts of things besides just listening to music and …
• Retinal glial cells act as optical fibers (arstechnica.com)
  In the vertebrate eye, the photoreceptors that sense light are buried deep …
• Ballmer: iPhone has "no chance" of gaining significant market share (arstechnica.com)
  Steve Ballmer talks some smack about the iPhone, saying that it has "no chance …
• Talk to the hand: chimps, bonobos and the development of language (arstechnica.com)
  New research shows that chimpanzee and bonobo hand gestures can tell us a lot …
• Pistachios could be the next statins (arstechnica.com)
  A new study finds that pistachios can lower levels of bad LDL cholesterol.
• (Potentially) fake EXIF data, bro: iPhone photos surface online (arstechnica.com)
  The iPhone's first photos* have allegedly surfaced on a Flickr account, but …
• Peter Gabriel shakes the tree, ad-supported MP3s fall out (arstechnica.com)
  Peter Gabriel shocks the monkey music industry by funding a new startup called …
• Supreme Court ruling makes "obvious" patents harder to defend (arstechnica.com)
  A new ruling from the Supreme Court says that patents can be overturned if …
• Game Review: Bust-A-Move Bash! (Wii) (arstechnica.com)
  Bash! for the Nintendo Wii, yet another Bust-A-Move game, has hit the stores...
• Catan, Millipede, and Centipede to infest your Arcade this Wednesday (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft announces three downloads on the Arcade this week: Catan and an …
• Apple's ProCare service to be split up and jacked up (arstechnica.com)
  Apple's premium training and support service, ProCare, may be revamped as soon …
• Gowers: I took the "politically prudent" course on copyright in IP report (arstechnica.com)
  Andrew Gowers headed the well-publicized UK intellectual property review last …
• Microsoft's guru: malware and viruses will evolve on Vista (arstechnica.com)
  New security features of Windows Vista have yet to prove themselves, but …
• Coming this fall: a 65nm Xbox 360 (arstechnica.com)
  A new report has the 65nm version of the Xbox 360's GPU coming out sometime …
• FiOS a drag on earnings for Verizon, but adoption strong (arstechnica.com)
  FiOS continues to be a mixed bag for Verizon, hurting its earnings while …
• Google AdWords hijacked to install spyware (arstechnica.com)
  Many Internet users may trust Google AdWords to be sponsored by legitimate …
• JVC's networked home theater falls short (arstechnica.com)
  JVC tried to tap into the home theater in a box market with a networked system …
• 40W from your desktop: wireless power gets more powerful (arstechnica.com)
  A thin, flexible device containing layers of organic semiconductors can shoot …
• Consultant: Antipiracy group pirated my data (arstechnica.com)
  A Canadian counterfeiting intelligence firm claims that its proprietary data …
• If you upgrade into an Elite, your Arcade games have a surprise for you (arstechnica.com)
  Annoying DRM rarely rears its head in gaming, but people who update their 360s …